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Walls, Windows & Floors: Owls of the British Isles by Abigail Edwards
When J. K. Rowling created Hedwig, the ever-loyal and devoted snowy owl companion to Harry Potter, she single-handedly gave the species a complete makeover. No longer the much-feared portent of bad...
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Accessories: Flat-Pack Skull by Cardboard Safari
This quirky take on a Halloween-decor icon, designed by Cardboard Safari and spotted on Design Skool, speaks volumes to us about versatility. For those of us who live in small spaces, the flat-pack...
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Accessories: Black Candle Roundup
Noticed lately: black taper candles, especially effective when used in candelabras (or in groupings) to add an edgy note to a table setting and especially relevant with Halloween just around the...
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Steal This Look: Minimalist Moderne Brooklyn Flat
Our friend Eva Dayton worked at Giorgio Armani before opening Eva Gentry on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, which she now runs with her husband and collaborator, Gentry Dayton (together they also design...
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DIY: Black Floral Arrangements
Two options for creating a moody Halloween ambience with black blooms, created by two of our favorite florists: Torryne Choate of Birch in San Francisco and Te Dinh Sy of The Willow in Shoreditch in...
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DIY: Framed Chalkboard Art
Spotted in the Los Angeles restaurant ink.sack: vintage frames used to highlight blackboard designs scrawled by patrons. The chalkboards are permanently glued to the wall, but the art obviously...
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Architectural Detail: Pivot Door Roundup
A pivot door to an architect is like a gull wing door to a car enthusiast; completely unnecessary but capable of transforming the ordinary to the sublime. Originally found in ancient stone building...
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10 Easy Pieces: Black Coat Hooks
Coat hooks are one of those necessities you don't think about until it's time to source them. Well-designed, well-priced examples are few and far between; here are our top ten in the category of black...
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Storage: Ditto Clothes Hangers
Spotted (and filed under "future purchase") last week at the General Store in San Francisco: ultra-slim, ultra-strong cardboard clothes hangers from Oakland-based company Ditto. Made from...
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Domestic Science: Bow Bins by Cordula Kehrer
A highlight of last spring's ICFF in New York: the work of German designer Cordula Kehrer, who has a passion for utilitarian objects such as laundry racks and waste bins. Her Bow Bins are a...
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Storage: Clothes Hangers from Wood and Wool
Who could resist? Wooden baby hangers with colorful hand-crocheted covers, from Netherlands-based Wood and Wool. They're pretty enough to be used as wall decor. Above: $17.50 through Wood and Wool on...
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DIY: Basket Pendants from Source Sligo Restaurant and Wine Bar in Ireland
We were taken with the inventive lights at the Source Sligo Restaurant and Wine Bar, and after a quick transatlantic call to Dublin-based lighting designer and artist David Folan, we learned how they...
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Hotels, Lodging & Restaurants: The Zetter Townhouse in London
When the Zetter Hotel opened in Clerkenwell in 2004, it created a buzz; there was a general feeling that the neighborhood had arrived. Seven years later, the area has gone from strength to strength,...
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Fabrics & Linens: What's Under Your Pillow from Maxemilia
Discovered via Design Skool: the work of UK artist Emily Mackey of Maxemilia. We are inexplicably drawn to her What's Under Your Pillow series, made from fair trade organic 200 count cotton and...
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Shopper's Diary: Town Cutler in San Francisco
After working for a decade as a chef in San Francisco, Galen Garretson shifted his focus to knives, sharpeners, and accessories with the opening of Town Cutler, his culinary knife shop. "The guys I...
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Expert Advice: How to Mix a Custom Color
In the San Francisco Bay Area, where architects have to figure out how to make their mark against the city's strong backdrop of historical buildings, Douglas Burnham of Oakland-based Envelope A+D (a...
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Hotels, Lodging & Restaurants: The Publican in Chicago
Located in Chicago's West Loop, the Publican is inspired by traditional European beer halls. Designed by Thomas Schlesser of Design Bureaux Inc., the space is defined by a grid of globe lighting. "By...
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Hotels, Lodging & Restaurants: Les Sources de Caudalie in Bordeaux
We fell hard for innovative Belgian fashion designer Martin Margiela's Line 13 Collection installation a few years back. So when we spotted Margiela's work for Les Sources de Caudalie, a hotel and spa...
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Fabrics & Linen: Anne Becker in Paris
Anne Becker, the designer behind the eponymously named line of linens and fabrics for the home, began in the world of haute-couture, working for both Ted Lapidus and Yves Saint Laurent. Her...
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Bedroom: Pillow Headboard Roundup
Belgian designer Martin Margiela, a longtime champion of the color white, designed a wall of floor-to-ceiling white pillows as a headboard in the suite featured in today's Hotels, Lodging &...
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